Articles by Robert Dutt

About Robert Dutt
Robert Dutt is the founder and head blogger at ChannelBuzz.ca. He has been covering the Canadian solution provider channel community for a variety of publications and Web sites since 1997.
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Intel Canada country chief Graham Palmer
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New Intel Canada Chief Bullish on Economy

May 2, 2013 Robert Dutt Comments Off on New Intel Canada Chief Bullish on Economy
Graham Palmer says solid economic foundation gives Canadian business an opportunity for growth

Featured Post

HP Networking Goes SDN to the Core

April 30, 2013 Robert Dutt 1
FlexFabric 12900 switch is the first core switch to support OpenFlow

Kendra Krause, vice president, channel sales, Americas, Sophos
Channel Programs

New Channel Chief Points Sophos at Cloud, MSSPs

April 30, 2013 Robert Dutt Comments Off on New Channel Chief Points Sophos at Cloud, MSSPs
Kendra Krause looking to recruit, enable new types of partners for Sophos

Lenovo North American channel chief Chris Frey
Computers

Lenovo to Partners: Get in Touch with Touch

April 25, 2013 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Lenovo to Partners: Get in Touch with Touch
Chris Frey cites competitive advantage in building out a “touch practice” now

John Fago, senior director of channel marketing at Ingram Micro
Channel Communities

VTN International Members Could Arrive This Year

April 25, 2013 Robert Dutt Comments Off on VTN International Members Could Arrive This Year
Trial members from UK, LatAm could show up in the fall, distributor says

Larry Poirier sold Nitro to TUC last year
Channel Communities

Mergers on the Mind at VTN

April 24, 2013 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Mergers on the Mind at VTN
15 members sold their companies last year, and the trend shows no sign of slowing

Jodi Honore, executive director of vendor management at Ingram Micro
Distribution

Ingram Goes Digital with Office, Windows 8

April 23, 2013 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Ingram Goes Digital with Office, Windows 8
Distributor looks to shake up small-business software purchases with electronic software delivery

Ingram Micro Canada general manager Mark Snider
Channel Communities

VentureTech Network Eyes International Expansion

April 22, 2013 Robert Dutt Comments Off on VentureTech Network Eyes International Expansion
Reseler community kicks off its 15th year with executives from Ingram’s UK and Latin American operations looking on.

Jeff Gaffny, director of sales for SLED, Kaspersky Lab North America
Channel Programs

Kasperky Launches Public Sector Sales Team

April 22, 2013 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Kasperky Launches Public Sector Sales Team
New team focused on “SLED” market, but security vendor sees plenty of opportunity in provinces as well

Tech Data Canada vice president of sales Frank Haid
Distribution

Tech Data’s Haid to Retire

April 19, 2013 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Tech Data’s Haid to Retire
Longtime VP of sales Frank Haid will retire in mid-June, the distributor has announced